Top Grossing Comedy Movies in 1985
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future |  EN | $214,553,307 | $385,053,307 |
| 2 | The Jewel of the Nile | EN | $75,973,200 | $96,773,200 |
| 3 | The Goonies | EN | $63,711,145 | $64,538,848 |
| 4 | Spies Like Us | EN | $60,106,536 | $60,106,536 |
| 5 | Fletch | EN | $50,612,888 | $59,612,888 |
| 6 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | EN | $55,600,000 | $55,600,000 |
| 7 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | EN | $49,364,621 | $49,364,621 |
| 8 | Brewster's Millions | EN | $40,833,132 | $45,833,132 |
| 9 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | EN | $41,047,344 | $41,048,630 |
| 10 | Weird Science | EN | $23,834,048 | $38,934,048 |
| 11 | Teen Wolf | EN | $33,086,611 | $33,087,306 |
| 12 | Murphy’s Romance | EN | $30,867,525 | $30,867,525 |
| 13 | Desperately Seeking Susan | EN | $27,398,584 | $27,399,597 |
| 14 | Prizzi's Honor | EN | $26,657,534 | $26,657,534 |
| 15 | The Last Dragon | EN | $25,754,284 | $25,755,277 |
| 16 | Summer Rental | EN | $24,689,703 | $24,689,703 |
| 17 | The Care Bears Movie | EN | $22,934,622 | $22,934,622 |
| 18 | Porky's Revenge | EN | $20,518,905 | $20,518,905 |
| 19 | Volunteers | EN | $19,875,740 | $19,875,740 |
| 20 | Ladyhawke | EN | $18,432,000 | $18,432,000 |
| 21 | The Sure Thing | EN | $18,135,531 | $18,135,531 |
| 22 | King Solomon's Mines | EN | $15,057,465 | $15,057,465 |
| 23 | Clue | EN | $14,643,997 | $14,646,501 |
| 24 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | EN | $14,393,902 | $14,393,902 |
| 25 | The Return of the Living Dead | EN | $14,237,880 | $14,241,310 |
| 26 | A Chorus Line | EN | $14,202,899 | $14,203,951 |
| 27 | Tomboy | EN | $14,100,000 | $14,100,000 |
| 28 | Follow That Bird | $13,961,370 | $13,962,404 | |
| 29 | Cat's Eye | EN | $13,086,298 | $13,087,013 |
| 30 | Real Genius | EN | $12,952,019 | $12,952,019 |
| 31 | Compromising Positions | EN | $12,531,831 | $12,531,831 |
| 32 | Just One of the Guys | EN | $11,528,900 | $11,528,900 |
| 33 | Krush Groove | EN | $11,052,713 | $11,052,713 |
| 34 | Gotcha! | EN | $10,806,919 | $10,806,919 |
| 35 | After Hours | EN | $10,609,321 | $10,631,820 |
| 36 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | EN | $10,631,333 | $10,631,333 |
| 37 | Moving Violations | EN | $10,627,754 | $10,627,754 |
| 38 | Better Off Dead... | EN | $10,297,601 | $10,297,601 |
| 39 | Lost in America | EN | $10,179,000 | $10,179,000 |
| 40 | Once Bitten | EN | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 41 | Tuff Turf | EN | $9,369,329 | $9,369,329 |
| 42 | Mischief |  ML | $8,692,426 | $8,692,426 |
| 43 | The Man with One Red Shoe | EN | $8,645,411 | $8,645,411 |
| 44 | Secret Admirer | EN | $8,622,757 | $8,622,973 |
| 45 | He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword | EN | $7,660,857 | $7,660,857 |
| 46 | Into the Night | EN | $7,562,164 | $7,562,164 |
| 47 | Transylvania 6-5000 | EN | $7,196,872 | $7,196,872 |
| 48 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | EN | $6,326,051 | $6,326,051 |
| 49 | Rustlers’ Rhapsody | EN | $6,090,497 | $6,090,497 |
| 50 | Heaven Help Us | EN | $6,070,794 | $6,070,794 |
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